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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Oberlin Faculty Musicians
to Perform in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Chagrin</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Falls</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> on February 19<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'>“Chagrin Arts” Series Continues
with Concert Featuring Artists from the Conservatory of Music<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%'>The Chagrin Foundation for Arts &
Culture presents “Artists from Oberlin: Darrett Adkins and
Friends,” the second program of its “Chagrin Arts” winter
series, on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Featuring faculty musicians from the
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the
United Methodist Church of Chagrin Falls, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">20 South Franklin Street</st1:address></st1:Street>. The program includes
the beloved String Quintet in C Major by Franz Schubert, Beethoven’s Sonata
No. 1 in C Major, Op. 102 for cello and piano, and Six Pieces for Solo Cello by
Roger Sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%'>The program has been conceived and
coordinated by Darrett Adkins, Oberlin faculty member and one of <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s
foremost cellists. Joining him will be fellow Oberlin faculty musicians David
Bowlin and Marilyn McDonald on violin, violist Karen Ritscher, Peter Takacs on
piano, and cellist Amir Eldan. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%'>Mr. Adkins is a Juilliard-trained
musician whose repertoire includes classical to contemporary genres. His many accomplishments
include debuting Samuel Barber’s Concerto for Cello with the Orchestra of
St. Lukes at Alice Tully Hall in New York and Pierre Boulez’ <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Messagesquisse</span></i> in Aspen; serving as the
Cellist of Honor at the Rio de Janeiro International Cello Encounter; receiving
the Cultural Arts Grant from the American Scandinavian Society; giving the
American premiere of Andrew Mead’s Cello Concerto and the first New York
performance of Luciano Berio’s <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Sequenza
XIV</span></i>; and helping to create and premiere the new dramatic work, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Schubert’s Songbook</span></i>, for Red {an
orchestra} in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>.
Since 1998, Mr. Adkins has been a member of the Zephyr Trio featuring Lady
Jeanne Galway and Jonathan Feldman, which tours the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> regularly and recently
performed the world premiere of Lowell Lieberman’s Piano Trio. Mr.
Adkins has been on the faculty of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Juilliard</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> since 1995, and joined the
faculties of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Oberlin</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and the Aspen Music Festival and School in 2003. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%'>“The Chagrin Foundation for
Arts & Culture is pleased to present the Chagrin Valley debut of these
distinguished performers as part of our ‘Chagrin Arts’ winter series.
We are delighted to showcase renowned artists and talent from throughout the
region while building a vibrant arts and entertainment district in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Chagrin</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Falls</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,” notes Christina Thoburn, Executive
Director of the Foundation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%'>Tickets for “Artists from
Oberlin: Darrett Adkins and Friends”<i><span style='font-style:italic'> </span></i>may
be purchased through the Chagrin Valley Little Theatre box office at
440-247-8955; online at <a href="http://www.cvlt.org/">www.cvlt.org</a>; or in
person, Monday through Saturday from 1-6 p.m., at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">40 River Street</st1:address></st1:Street>. Tickets are $18 for
adults and $10 for students. A discount of 10% is offered for the purchase of six
or more tickets in any combination for any programs in the “Chagrin Arts”
series. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;
font-style:italic'>Other “Chagrin Arts” Programming<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%'>The series finale on Tuesday, April
15 at 7:30 p.m. at the newly-opened Performing Arts Center of Chagrin Falls
High School features a performance by GroundWorks Dancetheater. Hailed as one
of “25 to watch” nationally by <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Dance
Magazine</span></i>, GroundWorks performs “Latitude” by Artistic
Director David Shimotakahara with live music accompaniment by Hal Walker, the
virtual one man band from Kent Ohio; a new work by Artistic Associate Amy
Miller; and the ever-popular “Always” by New York guest artist Gina
Gibney, set to the music of vocal legend Patsy Cline. Tickets are $18/adults
and $10/students.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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